Ohn Kyaing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ohn Kyaing

Burmese politician

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1944

Place of Birth: Mawlamyinegyun, Myanmar

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: Myanmar

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Ohn Kyaing

  • Ohn Kyaing (Burmese: ???????????, also known by his pen names Maung Chit Phwe, Aung Wint, and Aung Tint) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner, previously served as a Pyithu Hluttaw member of parliament for Mahaaungmye Township.
  • He serves as a member for the National League for Democracy's (NLD) Central Executive Committee.In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 32,718 (76% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.Ohn Kyaing graduated with a BA degree in 1967.
  • He earned a journalism diploma in 1972 and received a scholarship to study in the United States in 1979.
  • Throughout his journalism career, he served as an editor of Kyemon, Hanthawaddy, The Guardian, and Botataung newspapers.
  • he retired from his position at The Guardian newspaper following the 8888 Uprising. On 7 September 1990, he was sentenced to prison for violating the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, a sentence that was extended by 10 years.
  • In his last stint in prison, he served a sentence at Bago prison from 1 October to 11 December 2008.

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